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Bungee-jumping Sheilagh aids hospice.


A LEAMINGTON woman is appealing for sponsorship to support her bungee jump Bun´gee jump`

n. 1. an act of derring-do in which a person jumps from a high platform, such as a bridge, attached (usually by the legs) to a bungee cord, which is set to a length that will halt the drop before the person reaches the surface
 in France for Myton Hospice next month.

Sheilagh Moffat is president of the Warwickshire Society of Chartered Accountants and Liveryman liv·er·y·man  
n.
A man who is employed in or keeps a livery stable.

Noun 1. liveryman - a worker in a livery stable
employee - a worker who is hired to perform a job
 of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales The Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The organisation became a Livery Company in 1977. The Company promotes the practice of accounting by awarding prizes to students in the field. .

She will be making the 200-feet plunge off the Viaduc De La Souleuvre in Caen, Normandy, on April 3.

Myton Hospice is trying to build a second facility at Coventry to add their one at Warwick and their day centre at Rugby, and organisers need pounds 2.1million year to fund the project.

And the organisation finding the most sponsorship money will receive a prize at a dinner on April 30.

Anyone offering help can contact Moffat Gilbert, at 5 Clarendon Place, Leamington, 01926 334373.
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Publication:Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
Date:Mar 24, 2004
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